Underground research laboratory in “Yenisei” section of the Nizhnekansky massif of the Krasnoyarsk region

The issues of the construction and operation of an underground research laboratory for the purpose of substantiating the long-term safety of the deep radioactive waste disposal facility in the Russian Federation from the perspective of scientific support are considered. The basic principles are stated and the key directions of a long-term program of scientific research, including in an underground laboratory, are justified for assessing and substantiating the safety of an object at all stages of its life cycle.